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The Coal Authority are looking for companies who can provide Land and Structural Condition Monitoring services. If you are interested in this requirement, please fill out the attached registration of interest form and return back to helenbaldwin@coal.gov.uk in the procurement team by Friday 25 November 2022. Please see attached Request for Information document for more details. The Coal Authority was established to undertake specific statutory responsibilities associated with handling subsidence damage claims which are not the responsibility of licensed coal-mine operators, dealing with property and historic liability issues, such as treatment and remediation of surface hazards associated with former coal mines During the year 2020/2021 the Coal Authority received in the order of 1000 residential, and non-residential property claims and incidents, and estimates in the order of 500 claims per year of each going forward. Some claims and incidents require input from Consultant organisations to provide information to assist in the identification of the cause of subsidence events and damage, the level of ongoing movement and the effectiveness of treatment works following a subsidence event.

Introduction The Coal Authority are looking for companies who can provide a 24/7 emergency response line and call out service to ensure the public and environment are protected from coal mining legacy. To ensure the service is adequately resourced we required support from an external supplier to provide the services to our customers and the public. Background The Coal Authority requires a 24/7 emergency response service provided by competently trained staff across the British coalfields, to assess the risks associated with coal mining legacy incidents and subsidence events associated with shafts, adits, shallow working collapses and disused coal tips. This includes managing the hazard line 24/7 and in certain circumstances attendance on site within 2 hours from the receipt of the call. Regional coverage required - • Scotland East and West • Northumberland, Durham and Cumbria • North Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire, North, South and West Yorkshire • Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire • Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, South Wales, Pembrokeshire and North Gloucestershire (Forest of Dean) The contractor will be required to cover all areas identified. If you are interested in this requirement, please fill out the attached registration of interest form and return back to helenbaldwin@coal.gov.uk in the procurement team by Tuesday 6 September 2022. Objectives We are proposing to procure a supplier with the necessary skills and competencies to undertake the following activities. 1. The ability to provide a manned callout arrangement across the British Coalfield 2. Providing competent person to respond to a coal tip, surface or mine related hazard within 4 hours in the areas outlined 3. The ability to manage the hazard line 24/7 4. Providing a rescue service that can potentially operate within a hazardous atmosphere in response to a multi-agency emergency

In partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Coal Authority delivers a program of Water Treatment facilities covering 70+ mine water treatment schemes across England, Scotland and Wales. The Coal Authority seeks to let an Operational and Maintenance contract for the management of these sites, additional assets and over 700 data sampling points across England, Scotland and Wales. The existing contract ends on 31st December 2024 The duration of the contract is expected to be 10 years, potentially with break clauses during that time. The contract will require operation & maintenance of sites which are explained in more detail in the attachment to this notice. In addition to plant there is a mixture of buildings and infrastructure, storage facilities and satellite offices to be managed. The sites are operational 24hrs a day, there is the requirement for stand-by support over evenings & weekends, including response times. The service required under this contract is the operational, planned and preventative maintenance to the mine water treatment schemes, including but not limited to: • Compliance with regulatory consents • Adhering to health, safety and environmental standards • Checks on treatment schemes, adjusting water levels to ensure optimum performance • 24hr reactive response to incidents involving site failures • Maintenance activities • Pump lifts & equipment replacement • Adjustments to the treatment process to ensure efficient use of chemicals & power • Procuring chemicals & supervising delivery • Water sampling & flow measuring data gathering/capture, • Reporting on operational costs, safety statistics, risks and performance trends. Additional services that could be instructed may include: • Management of capital projects • Managing, supervising & assisting in research and development projects • Managing, supervising & operating pumping tests The Coal Authority are committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation (environmental and social) & want to use our work to help deliver positive change in the communities we support. We have an ambition to be a net zero organisation by 2030 and we will continue to decarbonise our activities. The delivery of the services will be critical to achieve these ambitions & our sustainable targets. The Coal Authority also wish to explore the option of a design build & operate model. As indicated above there is the potential for construction of 30 new schemes over this period and the refurbishment of current schemes that require civil engineering activities. The anticipated time for the issue of tender documents is mid-June 2023. Please see that attached document for more details including market engagement sessions we are running on week commencing 29 August 2022 Additional information: The Coal Authority would like to invite interested companies to discuss the proposal of the contract and understand better our requirements for this tender . We would welcome you to join us from week commencing 29th August 2022 via video conference or at our offices in Mansfield to discuss this opportunity Please express your interest in attending by contacting Gareth Billings, Procurement Business Partner: garethbillings@coal.gov.uk Any costs incurred by participating in this exercise will be borne by the participating organisations. Please note that this is not a call for competition. Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.

In partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Coal Authority delivers a program of Water Treatment facilities covering 70+ mine water treatment schemes across England, Scotland and Wales. The Coal Authority seeks to let an Operational and Maintenance contract for the management of these sites, additional assets and over 700 data sampling points across England, Scotland and Wales. The existing contract ends on 31st December 2024 The duration of the contract is expected to be 10 years, potentially with break clauses during that time. Mine water treatment schemes vary in design depending on the composition of the mine water, the land available, planning constraints and latest technology. The Coal Authority use standard designs where appropriate, however each site is individually customised to meet local requirements and constraints. The contract will require operation & maintenance of sites In addition to plant there is a mixture of buildings and infrastructure, storage facilities and satellite offices to be managed. The sites are operational 24hrs a day, there is the requirement for stand-by support over evenings & weekends, including response times. In excess of 30 new schemes are expected to be designed and built by the Coal Authority over the contract period, the design and build is excluded from the contract but expertise from the contractor may be sought to support and review the design for suitability from an operational viewpoint. In a typical year the facilities treat over 128 billion litres of mine water and to ensure water quality is compliant with consents they consume over 150t of hydrated lime and over 50t of Limesol liquid lime, 3t of polymer, over 1000t of Sodium Hydroxide (47% mainly with some 20% concentration) and over 250t of Hydrogen Peroxide. The service required under this contract is the operational, planned and preventative maintenance to the mine water treatment schemes, including but not limited to: • Compliance with regulatory consents • Adhering to health, safety and environmental standards • Checks on treatment schemes, adjusting water levels to ensure optimum performance • 24hr reactive response to incidents involving site failures • Maintenance activities • Pump lifts & equipment replacement • Adjustments to the treatment process to ensure efficient use of chemicals & power • Procuring chemicals & supervising delivery • Water sampling & flow measuring data gathering/capture, • Reporting on operational costs, safety statistics, risks and performance trends. Additional services that could be instructed may include: • Management of capital projects • Managing, supervising & assisting in research and development projects • Managing, supervising & operating pumping tests The Coal Authority are committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation (environmental and social) & want to use our work to help deliver positive change in the communities we support. We have an ambition to be a net zero organisation by 2030 and we will continue to decarbonise our activities. The delivery of the services will be critical to achieve these ambitions & our sustainable targets. The Coal Authority also wish to explore the option of a design build & operate model. As indicated above there is the potential for construction of 30 new schemes over this period and the refurbishment of current schemes that require civil engineering activities. The anticipated time for the issue of tender documents is mid-June 2023.

The Coal Authority is looking for a specialist provider for the provision of landscaping and ground maintenance services across two colliery sites Calverton, & Markham Main. The services provided consist of grass cutting, clearance of invasive weeds and other non - desirable vegetation, plus maintenance of hedges, trees and shrubs. All boundaries and vegetation overhanging neighbouring land are to be maintained and various ditches, gullies and water courses, including culverts are kept clear. Any instances of fly tipping, littering or other problems caused by illegal incursions are to be remedied. Additional work may include the following: 1. Removal of Stock proof fencing 2. Removal of the concrete post and bell wire 3. Ditch cuts 4. Conservation cuts 5. Amenity cuts 6. Ditch Cutting We would strongly recommend site visits to take place prior to expressing an interest in this opportunity.

The Coal Authority are looking for companies who can provide Mine Management services. If you are interested in this requirement, please fill out the attached registration of interest form and return back to helenbaldwin@coal.gov.uk in the procurement team by Monday 8 August 2022. Introduction - With the increasing need to manage the closure and permanent sealing of both 'shaft' and 'adit' mines, we require suitably experienced and qualified mine management personnel to supervise and manage operational works under The Mines Regulations 2014, including the role of Mine Operator. This may also involve installing/repairing drainage schemes within legacy coal mines and potentially other mineral mines that necessitates entry into the mine. Background - This may require design of and/or management of operations to undertake 'mine closure and sealing' works either directly or to supervise our framework contractors undertaking construction works. We seek expressions of interest to provide qualified personnel with experience of managing mining, mechanical and electrical mining systems and the ability to safely assess and manage operations under The Mining Regulations 2014 and other associated and aligned safety legislation e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Objectives; We are proposing to create a procurement framework of technical professionals who have the necessary mining, mechanical, electrical and other relevant skills, knowledge and experience to undertake the role of Mine Operator for works that include the permanent sealing of shafts/adits. This may also include the repair and/or replacement of internal mine infrastructure e.g. support systems and installation of drainage and associated monitoring. These requirements may arise following a mine going into liquidation, so the ability to inspect and assess mining risks and safety status of 'operationally active' mines or closed mines under 'care and maintenance regimes' as well as abandoned mines is key to this opportunity. This potentially requires access to or support from qualified and experienced mining personnel, including: Mining engineers, mining mechanical and electrical engineers, mine surveyors, mining ventilation engineers, mine gas specialists, mine water hydrogeologists e.g. who are able to assess inrush risk and precautionary schemes.

The DPS will include 7 Lots, including but not limited to the following: Specialist analytical services - provision of non-standard analysis (i.e. not basic physico-chemical and chemical analysis of environmental water and solids samples) to support scientific investigations. Field monitoring & surveys - provision of field monitoring services (on site monitoring of water, solids and gases and collection of samples for laboratory analysis) across Great Britain to support scientific investigations Research - to undertake fundamental scientific research in areas of interest to the Coal Authority to support its activities now and in the future. Innovation - the development and demonstration of innovative techniques, services, equipment & processes to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future. Expert advice and review - to provide third party expert review of R&D and Innovation project and programme proposals and strategies and the review of R&D and innovation project deliverables such as technical notes and reports. Operations & Maintenance - to operate and maintain research, innovation and development trials to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future. Trials Design & Build - to design and construct research, innovation and development trials to support the Coal Authority's activities now and in the future.

The Coal Authority is looking for a specialist provider in Parliamentary monitoring to enable a watching brief on emerging areas of interest, to ensure that we understand new developments and thinking in these areas, that we work with relevant stakeholders to develop and deliver solutions for the UK and to align The Coal Authority's business strategy. The main areas of focus and interest are energy, environment, housing and infrastructure. There is also a requirement to cover all Parliamentary questions, PMQ's, APPG's and committees. A full scope of the requirement and keywords will be provided as part of the tender information documents. Please refer to the additional information section of this notice for further details on how to register for the event. If you have any queries in relation to this notice please do not hesitate to contact us.

This will be for the inspection of a minimum of 10,000 mine entry locations per annum across the UK coalfields. Through this contract the Coal Authority is seeking to procure resources to undertake those inspections and report on findings Suppliers are welcome to bid on individual or all regions We would like to invite enquiries from interested parties so as to enable them to better understand our requirements.

Supplier Engagement - Phase 2 The Mining Remediation Authority currently has the capacity to treat 220 billion litres of mine water every year. Treating mine water has directly protected and improved over 350km of rivers, protects several important regional aquifers, enhances biodiversity and provides local amenity land. Our mine water treatment prevents early 4000 tonnes of iron solids iron solids and other pollutants entering watercourses or aquifers. Last year 97% of the iron solid waste was recycled or reused. In partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Mining Remediation Authority delivers a program of mine water treatment and monitoring across England, Scotland and Wales, ensuring that the mine water is effectively treated before entering natural watercourses. Boreholes are used to improve our understanding of mine water. Our boreholes provide critical water level and quality monitoring data used to assess potential risks to aquifers and surface water bodies. These assessments form the basis of our mine water management strategies with abstraction from boreholes often being key to mine water level control. The Mining Remediation Authority requires a framework agreement for the provision of services relating to the construction and testing of boreholes in former mining areas. The services are anticipated to include borehole drilling, construction, testing, maintenance, cleaning, rehabilitation, technical support and associated works/services. This engagement is the second phase of supplier engagement in which we are seeking to inform the market of our procurement strategy to invite supplier feedback to aid us in building a effective and innovative procurement solution. Further information in relation to this opportunity is included in the attached document. Please register your interest by registering and uploading your company information to the below link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/08Y0M The framework will be procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Additional information: The Authority invites suppliers to express their interest in this market engagement opportunity via email using the link provided for below, no later than 16:00 on March the 7th 2025. Interested suppliers must register by accessing and uploading their details using the following link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/08Y0M Following receipt of your interest, you will be invited to participate in a virtual engagement session as per the details in the attachment. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on my email: sarah.kendrick@miningremediation.gov.uk The Mining Remediation Authority reserves the right to engage further with selected parties arising from the session, should any information require clarifying or any additional information/opportunities identified that requires further investigation.